Transfering files NTFS->HFS ->NTFS
Hello everybody !
I do understand that there are already A LOT of topics and solutions about how to deal with external drive with NTFS file system from Mac. But nevertheless, I still DO NOT want to use 3d party programs and apps for a pretty simple reason : data located on my NTFS external drive is EXTREMELY important for me and there is no way I can lose or corrupt it (for example there are my childhood photos, passwords, bank info etc). That is why I am only interested in SAFE ways to transfer data.
Therefore I found pretty unusual way to achieve my goal:
I backup my HFS files to external drive via bootcamp Win7. Since I am able to view all Mac files while in bootcamped WIndows, I just copy/paste everything to my external Western DIgital NTFS drive.
HERE IS THE QUESTION.
Is it 100% safe to transfer a file from HFS+ to NTFS, then back, and then again to NTFS (etc) this way ? Or is there any chance that once upon a time a file may become corrupted because of often transfers between two different file systems?
Thank you in advance !
MacBook Air, Mac OS X (10.7.1)